Data File specification
The Data File contains the data for chart building. The Data File may be a static file or dynamically builded by script (PHP, ASP, Perl, etc.), located on web-server. The structure of a file reminds the table.
Data File structure:
&tTText=Chart Title &tBText=Chart Bottom Comment &tLText=Left Comment &tRText=Right Comment &title= ;Column Name(1); ... Column Name(M); &data1=Series Name(1); Value(11); ... Value(1M); ... &dataN=Series Name(N); Value(N1); ... Value(NM); (Optional parameters) &hint1= ; Value(11); ... Value(1M); ... &hintN= ; Value(N1); ... Value(NM); &color1= ; Value(11); ... Value(1M); ... &colorN= ; Value(N1); ... Value(NM); |
Where:
&tTText - Chart Title
&tBText - Chart Bottom Comment
&tLText - Left Comment
&tRText - Right Comment
&title - Names of columns
&data1...&dataN - The Series Name and items data
&hint1...&hintN - (Optional) Custom text at hint window for each items (the option hwCustomHint at style file must have value =1).
&color1...&colorN - (Optional) Fixed color for each items. This parameter must contents a numbers of colors which was specifyed at style file. (see color1...color19 and colorg1...colorg19 at Style file specification). Note: When this parameter is specifyed, the legend is not displayed.
Data File example #1:
&tTText=Chart Title &tBText=Chart Bottom Comment &tLText=Left Comment &tRText=Right Comment &title= ; January; February; March; April; &data1=Series1; 4; 6; 7; 8; &data2=Series2; 5; 10; 8; 9; &data3=Series3; 10.5; -4; 9.2; 5; &data4=Series4; 2; 5; -3; 1; |
Data File example #2:
&tTText=Chart Title &tBText=Chart Bottom Comment &tLText=Left Comment &tRText=Right Comment &title=;January;February;March;April; &data1=Series1;4;6;7;8; &data2=Series2;5;10;8;9; &data3=Series3;10.5;7;9.2;5; &data4=Series4;2;5;3;1; &hint1=;January (4);February (6);March (7);April (8); &hint2=;January (5);February (10);March (8);April (9); &hint3=;This column is <b>red</b>;February (7);March (9.2);April (5); &hint4=;January (2);February (5);This column is <b>green</b>;April (1); &color1=;1;1;1;1; &color2=;1;1;1;1; &color3=;2;1;1;1; &color4=;1;1;3;1; |
Chart example #1:
Chart example #2:
Note: The data file must be created in Windows format. Line-end symbol: (#13#10) (\r\n).
You can use Unicode and UTF-8 encoding.
See also
Style file specification
Samples